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DNA methylation patterns vary in boar sperm cells with different levels of DNA fragmentation.
BMC genomics - 27 Nov 2019
Khezri Abdolrahman, Narud Birgitte, Stenseth Else-Berit, Johannisson Anders, Myromslien Frøydis Deinboll, Gaustad Ann Helen, Wilson Robert C, Lyle Robert, Morrell Jane M, Kommisrud Elisabeth, Ahmad Rafi
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BACKGROUND: Sperm DNA integrity is considered essential for successful transmission of the paternal genome, fertilization and normal embryo development. DNA fragmentation index (DFI, %) has become a key parameter in the swine artificial insemination industry to assess sperm DNA integrity. Recently, in some elite Norwegian Landrace boars (boars with excellent field fertility records), a higher level of sperm DFI...
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